Friday, 7/10/09
SPORTS:
West Lebanon Camp Offers a Fun Approach to Golf
West Lebanon -- Conor Joyce had just gotten his face splattered with whipped cream yesterday at Fore-U Golf Center's driving range, but the 10-year-old from White River Junction kept working his swing unfazed. A few spots over, 13-year-old Ethan Ticehurst had three clean drives before a fourth exploded the water balloon under his ball, soaking the area around him. See full story
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NEWS:
Plainfield Neighbors Huff in Satisfaction, Nod in Sympathy
Plainfield -- Residents of Plainfield who had dealt with Ed Brown's irascibility and watched his wife Elaine get pulled into his conspiracy-filled world offered a hint of satisfaction, but also a dose of neighborly sympathy over their convictions yesterday. See full story
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NEWS:
Caloric Curbs Slow Aging in Monkeys
For a country in which roughly 200 million people are overweight or obese, scientists have discouraging news: Even those who maintain a healthy weight probably should be eating less. See full story
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EDITORIAL:
Meeting In Moscow
Obama Tries to Reset Relations
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One reason President Obama's attempt to “reset” relations with Russia may not go far was encapsulated in the opening words spoken by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev at a post-summit news conference Monday. “The United States and the Russian Federation,” he grandly declared, “have special responsibility for everything that is happening on our planet.” Well, no, they don't. The era when two roughly equal superpowers brokered the fate of other nations ended two decades ago -- and Russia, in particular, has nowhere near the clout of the former Soviet Union. See full story
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For complete story, see today's Valley News
NEWS: Browns Guilty on All Charges
Concord -- For nine months, Ed and Elaine Brown taunted federal agents from inside their Plainfield fortress, issuing threats laced with violence and bombast. They would leave home as free citizens, the Browns declared again and again, or as martyrs to the anti-government movement they briefly energized.
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NEWS: Canaan Man Arraigned on 28 Counts of Sex Crime
North Haverhill -- A 52-year-old Canaan man was arraigned yesterday in Grafton County Superior Court on 28 counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault against a girl over a period of approximately nine years in Enfield and Canaan.
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NEWS: Stryker Plant Cuts 19 Workers
West Lebanon -- Stryker Biotech cut 19 workers from its West Lebanon plant, about 13 percent of its work force, as part of a company “realignment” amid tough market conditions, a company spokesman confirmed yesterday.
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NEWS: Protests Rekindle In Iran
Tehran, Iran -- Violent clashes erupted yesterday in downtown Tehran between thousands of defiant protesters chanting “Death to the dictator” and security forces wielding truncheons, as the political crisis over Iran's disputed presidential election stretched into its fourth week.
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